Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Spring has sprung and the April issue of the Sturbridge Times Magazine is out. I have a few offerings to tout.

On Page 14 is a profile of Landscape Professional extraordinaire, Calvin Montigny. You have probably seen his work, but don’t know it’s his.

West Brookfield has as long a history as any town in the region. Gee, how long is that? Several millennia. the last ice age cut through and left a structure of stone that was a home to indigenous tribes. See the Rock Hous exhibit at the West Brookfield article and read about it on Page 16.

Neither the current ruler of Syria or his dad could ever say, “No more Mr. Nice Guy.” That’s the way it is in the Middle East. We need to stay out of it. My column is on Page 24.

There are many other writers at the Sturbridge times Magazine and they are well worth reading. It is available at newstands around the area or is downloadable as a pdf at http://sturbridgetimes.com/.

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Why Hollywood in Sturbridge

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has instituted generous tax incentives for movie makers.

If spending requirements are met, there isa 20% tax credit for payroll expenses anda 25% tax credit for production costs.There is also a sales tax exemption onsales to a qualifying motion pictureproduction company.

Sturbridge and environs are at the junctionof the Pike and Route 84, within easy reachof Boston and New York. Bradley Airport isdown the street. There are ample hotelrooms. We have as much Norman Rockwellscenery as any place in the country. Youwant that typical New England town common,we got ‘em.

As an asset, Old Sturbridge Village isunbeatable. No light pollution. No asphalt.The perfect place for any costume drama.

Hollywood in Sturbridge is also abouteverything that makes our region awonderful place. From restaurants toorchards to rail trails and wild spaces.

As movies are, for better or worse,the American High Culture (TV being thelow), film reviews that I've done willappear to no purpose.

About Me

In the Sturbridge Times Magazine, my article byline will be my pen name, Richard Morchoe. It is a variant form of the name Murphy. Ask yourself, has anyone in the Commonwealth ever suggested the problem with Massachusetts is there are not enough Murphys in the Bay State?